File PhotoJoe Lovano and Us Five, which appeared in St. Cecilia Music Center in October, is one of four jazz acts or artists nominated for 2011 Grammy Awards that have appeared in Royce Auditorium in recent years.

You just have to keep a close eye on the right genres in the 2012 Grammy Awards, unveiled Wednesday.

Most everyone was quick to spot Red Hot Chili Peppers and El DeBarge with separate nominations. The former, with lead vocalist and Grand Rapids native Anthony Kiedis, was nominated for Best Rock Album for “I'm With You”. The latter with the member of the DeBarge family got the nod for Best R&B album for “Second Chance.”

But there's more.

Pianist and composer Clare Fischer, who grew up in Grand Rapids, was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement for “In the Beginning” from the recording Continuum featuring The Clare Fischer Big Band.

Elsewhere in West Michigan, contralto Meredith Arwady, formerly from Muskegon and a graduate of Kalamazoo's Loy Norrix High School, a principal soloist in John Adams opera “Doctor Atomic,” shared in the nomination for Best Opera Recording.

Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, the 1997 Gilmore Artist, was nominated for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for his recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concertos No. 3 and 4 with Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Chinese pianist Yuja Wang, a 2006 Gilmore Young Artist, got the nod for her recording of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Claudio Abbado and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

Saxophonist Joe Lovano and Us Five, which opened the 2011-12 St. Cecilia Jazz Series in October, was one of six nominees for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for the group's recording “Bird Songs,” featuring double bassist Esperanza Spalding, herself the winner of last year's Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Meanwhile, vocalist Tony Bennett, a past St. Cecilia Great Artist, was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Duets II.” Together with the late Amy Winehouse, Bennett also was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with their recording “Body and Soul” from the album.